"Mr. Jayson’s passion for the oil and gas industry in the 1970s led him to establish Oilmark Co,, which was then followed by U.S. Energy Development Corp. in 1980. Currently, U.S. Energy Development Corp. is considered one of the largest and most recognized independent exploration and production companies in the United States, with operations in Texas, Louisiana, Ohio, New York, North Dakota, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Montana, Maryland, Colorado, Oklahoma and Ontario, Canada. Mr. Jayson also founded Realmark Corp. and Westmoreland Capital Corp. of Getzville."